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William is mentioned in the Seinfeld episode "The Good Samaritian." He is described as being what George thinks having an affair with a married woman would be like.
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Rumoured to have had affairs with both Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly.
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Reportedy the first actor to ever make one million dollars for a movie for the film The Bridge Over the River Kwai.
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Co-owned the Malwingo Hotel with Ray Ryan and and Carl Hirschmann. They renamed it the Mount Kenya Safari Club to draw tourists and celebrities to visit Kenya,Africa.
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In 1995 voted #57 on Empire magazine's list of the 100 Sexiest Stars of film history.
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Served as vice president of the Screen Actors Guild.
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Was a well known Republician, but never voted. Was friends with Ronald Reagan and was Reagan's best man when he wed Nancy Davis in 1952.
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Had a long relationship with actress Stefanie Powers from Hart to Hart beginning in 1974.
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He was awarded the Golden Apple Award as the most cooperative male movie star in 1951 and 1955 by the The Hollywood Women's Press Club.
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Rarely used obscene language,especially when women were present.
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In 1974 Holden won an Emmy for Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series for the 1973 TV Movie "The Blue Knight".
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After death he was cremated and his ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean.
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Was a well known alcoholic for most of his life and died from injuries sustained from a fall because he was too inebriated to reach a phone to call for help after a head injury.
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He reportedly would shower up to four times a day.
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Married to Brenda Marshall (real name Ardis Ankerson Gaines) from July 1941 to 1973.
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Filmed an expedition to Somalia in 1969 called William Holden: Unconquered Worlds. that was to be shown on CBS. A revolution in Somalia forced the filmaker to leave and the project was cancelled.
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William Holden has the record for the shortest Oscar speech in history. When he won for the film Stalag 17 his acceptance speech was simply, "Thank You."
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In 1995 Holden was #57 on Empire magazine's 100 Sexiest Stars in film history.
